The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-07
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
The Brooksville Register has entered its
fourth year. May it continue to wax fat
and vigorous.
Whitmore Bros, of Kissimmee, have
Irish potatoes yielding at the rate of 300
bushels per acre.
Capt. William B. Miranda has arranged
for the steamer Magnet to go on the line
between Tampa and Pinellas
The Tampa Board OF Health has ordered
all the stands in front of the various fruit
stores for exhibiting fruit removed.
Surgeons and tarpon are up the Hillsboro
river now and occasion considerable sport
A seventy-five FOUNDER was caught last
week.
The Tampa Journal win issue a special
edition on June is, giving special attention
to their section. The Journal is doing good
work for that part of the State.
Commencing last Saturday, the steamer
ArbuclIle will make regular communica-
tions between Brack's Landing and Kissim-
NEE every Tuesday and Saturday.
1t is understood that work on the large
pier to be constructed for the Clyde line
steamers, across the river, at Jacksonville,
viii be commenced ON or about June Is.
The steamer Port Royal, which sunk
alongside the wharf at Green Cove Springs
over year ago, has, after repeated efforts,
been raised and lowed % Jacksonville for
repairs.
Kissimmee Leader: A watermelon two
feet five inches long and twenty eight
inches in circumference was left at our
Office Saturday with the compliments of Z.
l.. D. Overstreet.
Orders have been issued to discontinue
the signal office at Sanford on July l. The
office will again be opened this winter for
the benefit of the orange growers and truck
farmers along the line.
Col w. T. Forbes, of Jacksonville, will be
in Tampa Saturday, June II, and will adj
dress the citizens at the opera house on the
Importance of Hiilsborough county be-
ing represented at the b-Tropical EXPOSE
ton.
A party of five men from Key West, who
succeeded in Guiding the vigilance of the
quarantine inspector by landing below the
Tampa station on Tuesday morning. were
arrested by the Sheriff and returned to the
station, where they will remain ten days.
Grading ON the Orange Belt railroad is
progressing rapidly. 1t is reported to be
the intention of the company to establish
line of steamers between Bonifacio, on the
Gulf, and Liverpool, Eng, touching at
intermediate ports, such as Havana, Cuba,
Jamaica, etc.
Gainesville ADVOCATE: Capt. c. A. Curtis,
of the East Florida Seminary, will leave on
next Thursday for his home in Madison,
Wis, where he will remain until fall. We
dislike losing the affable Captain from our
city for so long a time, but trust he may
return at the opening of the seminary next
fall.
Capt. Spar, of Leesburg, is making
every effort to establish a packet line
around the lakes, to touch twice week at
Eustis during the summer. 1t is to be hoped
that the move may be effected, giving us as
it will increased shipping facilities and
boost for the general business interests of
Eustis
The question Of the annual encampment
of the State militia is now being considered,
and it is the general opinion that Pablo will
again be selected as the most central and
convenient point. Under the new law the
soldiers draw pay while in encampment,
consequently it is expected that the attend
ance viii be larger than last year.
p. II. Strauss, M. d., Health Officer,
city of Palatla, has issued the following
sanitary order IAN persons owning hogs
or pigs are hereby notified to remove the
same from the city at once. Owners fail
ing 10 do this will have their hogs inn
pounded and sold Hogs win not be allowed
in the city during the summer months"
John Ramsey, of Arredondo the oldest
colored man now living in Alachua county,
has reached the ripe old age of 102 years.
He was born in Virginia, has lived in
Alachua county for more than sixty years.
and was in Gainesville last Monday attend
ing to his shopping affairs with as much
nimbleness as a man Of So His wife is 50
years old.
Palatlla, so say the physicians and drug
glsts was never more healthy at this season
Of the year than at present. A popular
druggist says that he is filing fewer pre-
scriptions now than at any time in the last
few months. The pleasant state Of affairs
can be-. attributed to the fact that sanitary
affairs have received so much attention
there Of late. ..
II docs seem little remarkable TO have
ripe grapes IN the latter part of Nav, SAYS
the Eustis Lalae Region, but Florida can
produce them. All the fruit in the vine
yards in this section is now ripening fast.
Col Norton sent us this week several
lunches OF The early dawn variety that were
delicious. There is money in raising grapes
in Florida, and the near future will prove
the statement.
Jack Smith, living near Eustis, has hen
that deserves Il medal. Last week it laid
in eesa xhRt axas uriniQsifv without any
,iiSQ SIMI if ma Il iHft.t @1~4 ind 1fniluI